Several high-rise buildings damaged in Marinka by last night’s strike. PHOTOS

The Russian militants’ shelling of Marinka in the Donetsk region inflicted damage to several apartment houses.

"The terrorists' artillery strikes were impacting the city between 10 p.m. Aug. 16 and morning of Aug. 17. A five-storey apartment house was damaged by a direct hit, while several neighboring buildings sustained damage as a result of the shock wave.

"Zavodska Street came under shelling. Fortunately, the civilians that were in the apartment house during the artillery strike were unhurt. The five-storey building is home to 15 people, including children," the statement reads.

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